Jokes Out Loud

The Hunger Games: Sharing a Blanket [Episode 130]

There are legendary struggles in human history:the battle of Troy, the race to the moon, the invention of Wi-Fi…and then there is the true modern-day survival challenge—Sharing a blanket with someone.

Accidentally Liking Old Photos While Stalking [Episode 129]

There are many universal fears in life. Public speaking. Getting caught cheating on a test. Accidentally replying “Love you too” to your boss. But perhaps the most terrifying of them all—the one that snatches your soul out of your body, freezes your blood, and makes you reconsider every choice that led you to this moment—is the horror of accidentally liking an old photo while stalking someone on social media.

Why We Always Stalk Exes at 2 AM [Episode 128]

Breakups are strange. One minute you’re deleting every trace of your ex from your phone like you’re wiping classified government files, and the next minute you’re lying in bed at 2 AM, scrolling through their Instagram stories from 2019, trying to understand why they look happier in a picture with a bowl of noodles than they ever did with you.

Couples Who Take 4 Hours to Pick a Movie [Episode 127]

Choosing a movie sounds simple. It should be simple. Normal people—single people—open a streaming app, glance at the options, pick something, and get on with their evening. But couples? Couples don’t choose movies. Couples enter a psychological battlefield disguised as Netflix, engage in emotional debates disguised as “preferences,” and participate in a marathon that burns more energy than actually watching the movie they end up choosing.

When Your Crush Replies “k” [Episode 126]

There are few moments in modern human history that can shake a soul to its core. One is realizing the Wi-Fi password has been changed. Another is opening the fridge and finding someone ate the food you were saving. But the greatest emotional earthquake of them all is the moment your crush replies with a single, tiny, soul-crushing letter:

Love Stories That Should Be Illegal [Episode 125]

Love is supposed to be wholesome, uplifting, poetic — the kind of thing people write songs about, cry about, or tattoo on their ribs in questionable fonts. But then there are the other kinds of love stories… the ones so chaotic, so ridiculous, so catastrophically messy that they should come with a government warning label.

The Curse of Falling for Someone Who Types Slowly [Episode 124]

The Curse of Falling for Someone Who Types Slowly [Episode 124]

The 5-Second Delay Before Realizing a Flirty Joke [Episode 123]

The 5-Second Delay Before Realizing a Flirty Joke [Episode 123]

Why We Rehearse Breakup Speeches in the Shower [Episode 122]

Why We Rehearse Breakup Speeches in the Shower [Episode 122]

The Confusion of “We Need to Talk” [Episode 121]

There are certain phrases in life that instantly raise your heart rate more effectively than a treadmill ever could. One of the most infamous among them—the undisputed heavyweight champion of anxiety—is the simple but terrifying sentence: “We need to talk.”